COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Five members of the No. 6 Texas A&M soccer team received All-Big 12 honors, the conference office announced on Monday.

Seniors Rachel Shipley and Alyssa Mautz, juniors Bri Young and Merritt Mathias, and freshman Rachel Lenz were named to the All-Big 12 first team. This is the first time since 1996 that five Aggies have earned first-team accolades. Mathias and Lenz were also selected to the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team.

Mathias (Birmingham, Ala.) has earned the Big 12 Player of the Week honor twice since transferring to A&M this season. She posts nine goals, five assists, 29 points, and four game winners for the Aggies. Mathias has 69 shots, with 34 on goal.